This year’s flood season is too be the biggest since 1997. Back then the Internet wasn’t really the internet as we know it. This year I’ve come across a few flood resources online.
MBFloods.ca is a resource for crowd-sourced flood data. Background info is on Ushahidi.com.
MTS has a few webcams setup around the province, The Winnipeg Free Press plotted them on a google map.
Look at all the water!
I came across a 2 part “Mantioba Travelogue” video from the 1940s on youtube. An era when Manitoba seemed to have been much more prosperous.
Part 1: mainly features Winnipeg. Interesting facts at the time Winnipeg was Canada’s 4th largest city – a position currently occupied by Ottawa-Gatineau (Winnipeg #8 now) – and meatpacking was the #1 industry in town.
Part 2: Featuring Brandon, Riding Mountain and north.
It seems to cut off before the end, but I was unable to find a part 3.